Georgia Administrative Code

The effective coordination and use of available support from community-based agencies is encouraged by the Department. Activities involving community-based agencies will be coordinated through the central office program section charged with overseeing that activity. (a) Each Ward…

Overall direction and control shall be centralized in the Department of Corrections for such projects as the search for new correctional methodology, the design and test of approved programs and the evaluation of results in existing or special programs. (a) The assistance of and …

The Department of Corrections shall produce and disseminate various materials (1) to promote public understanding of the Department's activities, functions and purposes and (2) to promote the exchange of information within the Department. These public documents shall include annu…

The Department of Corrections is a publicly supported activity. Crime and delinquency are everyone's problems. An ultimate goal of the Department is clearly the protection of the public. The sum of the many facets of Departmental activities constitutes one of the main defenses of…

Regularly scheduled and unannounced evaluative inspections of facilities and offices under the jurisdiction of the Board of Corrections will be conducted by designated inspection staff of the Department. A written evaluation and/or inspection report noting findings will be submit…

All investigations authorized by the Commissioner or his appointed designee concerning activities of and about inmates, probationers, facilities, and employees of the Department shall be conducted by the Investigations and Intelligence Section of the Department. (a) The Intellige…

The Department of Corrections will employ Probation Supervisors to provide support services, safeguard the community, and promote rehabilitation by supervising the activities of assigned probationers in each circuit. Said probation supervisor will: (a) Perform assigned duties and…

The Department shall provide the following administrative support for the Courts and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles as needed for sentencing and supervision: (a) Provide records and information, including but not limited to: file creation and management; calculation of pe…

The State Board of Corrections in cooperation with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Defense will provide general guidelines for the creation of plans for Natural Disasters or Nuclear Emergencies. In accordance with Executive Orders on these plans, the…

The Department of Corrections shall comply with requirements of the Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act of 1988; and conform to standard chemical safety practices as defined under State Law.

In order to provide education for any school age offenders incarcerated within any facility of the Department of Corrections, the Department shall be considered a special school district. The special school district under the Department shall have the powers, privileges, and auth…

(a) Purpose of Program. The purpose of the 1999 County Workcamp Construction Grants Program is for the Georgia Department of Corrections to contract with Georgia county governments to provide increased capacity for State prison inmates in county correctional institutions. The obj…

Efficient and effective direction and management of assigned human resources shall be the direct responsibility of Wardens/Superintendents and supervisory personnel at each level. Achievement of assigned objectives within the framework of the law and pertinent directives shall be…

Except for those positions exempted in accordance with law, applicants for employment with the Department of Corrections shall be required to meet the current criteria for the particular position as established under the provisions of the State Personnel Administration. (a) No ap…

All Wardens of county correctional institutions will be bonded in the amount of $75,000.00, all deputy wardens in the amount of $50,000.00, and all persons acting as business managers in amount of $25,000.00.

Each state employee of the Department of Corrections shall be issued and required to carry on his (her) person an identification card authorized by the Commissioner of Department of Corrections.

Correctional officers and designated security personnel shall be provided uniforms and insignia as prescribed by the State Board of Corrections. Uniforms and accouterments shall be worn when and as prescribed in current Department of Corrections directives. Uniforms for officers …

(1) Employees of the Department of Corrections shall be required to participate in applicable training programs designed to foster and improve individual competence, increase operational effectiveness, and achieve established correction goals. (a) Wardens/Superintendents and Depu…

Managers shall identify to each employee or each category of employees the minimum acceptable standards of all such employees. Each employee shall be required to meet or exceed these standards. In addition to job performance, the following common standards shall be included for a…

(1) Performance evaluations of all employees shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with Georgia Merit System requirements and established departmental policy and procedures. (2) The Commissioner of Corrections shall have the authority to establish an employee awards progr…

(1) The Commissioner may confer all powers of a police officer of this State, including, but not limited to, the power to make summary arrests for violations of any of the criminal laws in this State and the power to carry weapons, upon persons in his employment and wardens of co…

Personnel in the Department of Corrections who are covered by the Indemnification Act are those (1) whose principal duties relate to the supervision and incarceration of persons accused or convicted of the violation of the criminal laws of Georgia; (2) who serve as firemen; (3) w…

(1) The Department of Corrections will compensate an employee who is assaulted by an inmate or who is involved in the use of force on an inmate and receives damages to an item or items of wearing apparel as a result of the inmate's action. Such compensation shall be for the emplo…

In recognition of the security, emergency, and continuous operational needs of the Department, and with particular recognition of the need for a capability of immediate reaction to emergency situations, the Georgia Board of Corrections makes available housing on the premises of v…

Each prison, center, office, or unit operating under the jurisdiction of the Board of Corrections may establish and maintain an employee benefit fund. All employee benefit funds shall be established and maintained in accordance with standard operating procedures to be developed b…

All buildings which house offenders at facilities under the jurisdiction of the Board of Corrections shall meet the following criteria: (a) The physical aspects of each building shall conform to the security requirements dictated by the classification of offenders to be housed th…

The approval of the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections or his authorized representative shall be required prior to the initiation of any new construction or significant modification of existing facilities at any institution under Board jurisdiction.

Facility Administrators shall maintain buildings, facilities, and installed equipment in a manner which will assure continued effective use of those assets for the purposes for which they were created. Facility Administrators shall, to the extent achievable within available resou…

1. Requests to name or rename a state prison/center, or any portion thereof, in honor of an individual, will be considered on a case by case basis. Requests for this honor shall meet the criteria for the type of facility as outlined: a. For State Prisons: (1) He/She shall have ma…

The Warden/Superintendent, with the assistance and guidance of the institutional physician and other necessary aides, shall be responsible for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all activities associated with the maintenance of high standards of sanitation at his (he…

Institutions shall meet or exceed the water purity requirements dictated by law and regulation. An adequate water supply which will fulfill current and near-term forecast requirements (including consumption, laundry as applicable, bathing, firefighting, etc.) is required.

Facilities for the collection and disposal of sewage wastes at each institution are required to meet all applicable state and local codes and regulations. Adequate facilities to accommodate the inmate population in accordance with standards established by the Department of Health…

(1) Inmates shall be furnished the basic necessities to maintain a high standard of personal cleanliness. Necessities shall include, but not be limited to, soap, razor blades or other shaving devices, toothbrushes, toothpaste or powder, etc. Female inmates shall be provided addit…

Each institution shall either maintain an operationally adequate institutional laundry facility, participate in such an operation jointly with another institution or provide commercial laundry service in order to assure an ample supply of laundered items for institutional needs. …

Refuse shall be stored, handled and disposed of in such a manner as to be secure from animals, inaccessible to rats, cockroaches and flies, and so that liquids cannot leak from the covered containers. Garbage shall be disposed of daily in a timely and sanitary manner consistent w…

Each institution shall establish and maintain a concerted effort to reduce and control insect and rodent infestation. Frequent inspection, particularly of Food Service areas, shall be required. Regular treatment of affected areas, using professional advice and/or assistance if re…

Except for misdemeanor offenders sentenced to confinement in-court facilities under the provisions of O.C.G.A. 17-10-3 or 17-10-4, offenders will be committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections by the Court and shall be further assigned to an appropriate institutio…

When an offender has been convicted of a state misdemeanor or felony (except for misdemeanor offenders exempted under the provisions of O.C.G.A. 17-10-3 or 17-10-4), and a sentence of incarceration has been imposed on the offender to serve time in any penal institution in Georgia…

(1) Identification. The Department of Corrections will furnish the institution to which an inmate is first assigned a copy of the personal history and pertinent court records concerning the inmate. Each inmate received into any institution direct from jail or who has not already …

(1) The State Board of Corrections shall formulate rules and regulations providing for uniform and consistent sentence computation in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. Based upon present law, the determining factor in sentence computation is the date the crime was…

In order that inmate records may be maintained in a uniform and effective manner, the following procedures shall be used: (a) Each institution shall employ a full-time Business and/or Records Manager who shall be specifically charged with responsibility for the care and maintenan…

When a new inmate is received into an institution direct from a jail or has not been fully processed previously, the following procedures concerning his (her) personal property shall apply: (a) The new inmate shall surrender all of his (her) personal property including, but not l…

(1) When an inmate arrives at the institution of his (her) initial assignment direct from jail, or for other reasons has not been issued appropriate institutional clothing, the institution shall issue seasonally appropriate clothing. (2) All inmates, except diagnostics in the dia…

(1) Inmates may be required to appear in court for a variety of reasons. When required to appear in court, an inmate may be placed in the temporary custody of an appropriate United States Marshal, Deputy United States Marshal, Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff. However, the Warden/Superi…

(1) A detainer is a written instrument executed by the prosecuting officer of a court and filed with the Department requesting that the Department retain custody of an inmate pending delivery of the inmate to the proper authorities to stand trial upon a pending indictment or accu…

A Special Notification is an intrastate request for custody placed against an inmate who is currently serving a sentence under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Corrections and who is wanted by another jurisdiction within the state on an outstanding sentence. Any Specia…

(1) The State of Georgia is signatory to the Interstate Corrections Compact. The purpose of this compact is to provide for the mutual development and execution of cooperative programs for confinement, treatment and rehabilitation of offenders, with the most economical use of huma…